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Hammersmith 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

Published
1940
Pages
41
Tables
35

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    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. General Statistics, 1939.
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    The following table shows the number of deaths from Cancer under the various age groups during the past 10 years :—
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    Statistics.—The following table gives the statistics of the Borough during 1939 and previous years:— Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1939 and Previous Years.
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    Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1939.
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    Death rate calculated on the estimated population of each Ward.
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    LONDON AND METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.
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    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. The following table gives the number of births and deaths of infants and the rate per 1,000 births:—
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    The following table shows the deaths of infants under one year of age and the cause:— INFANT MORTALITY, 1939. Infantile Mortality during the year 1939. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.
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    Visits paid by Health Visitors are enumerated in detail below:—
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    Schedule of Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres, and Ante-Natal Clinics.
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    The average attendances for the various Centres are as follows:—
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    MATERNAL DEATHS. The number of Maternal Deaths during the past fifteen years is as follows:—
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    Infectious Diseases of Mothers and Children under Five Years of Age.
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    Ophthalmia Neonatorum.- The number of cases reported was twelve against eight in the previous year. The analysis of the final reports received is as follows:—
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    A summary of the work carried out during the year under review follows:—
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    Sanitary Circumstances of the Borough. Inspections.—The following table shows the number of visits made in each district under the various inspection heads:— NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS MADE DURING 1939.
    Cause of Inspection.Inspectors.
    C. SoutherbyW. CollinsW. GoddenH. PotterJ. HopkinsF. BarryS. DalyA. HayesE. NetherF. MasonP. BayesG. HerrickP. PottierMiss E. CrossTotals
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    Notices.— The following table shows the number of Preliminary Notices served and complied with during the year:-
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    SUMMONSES—YEAR 1939.
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    1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES.
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, ETC.
    ParticularsNumber of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions
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    3.—HOME WORK.
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    4.—OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FACTORIES.
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    PUBLIC MORTUARY.
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    BACTERIOLOGY.
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    Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1939.
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASE.NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED.WARDS. TOTAL REMOVED TO HOSPITAL
    At allAges.AGE PERIODS.
    Under 11—2—3—4—5—10—15—20—35—45—65—1234567
  • Page 29
    The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the ten years, 1930 to 1939:-
    Year.Small pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Whooping Cough.Entaric Fever.Diarrhœa and Cholera.Total.
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    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the Year 1939.
    DISEASE.Total cases notified.Cases admitted to Hospital.Total deaths.
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    TABLST STATEMENT-ZYMOTIC DISEASES. The following table shows the number of case that were repoted as due to the undermentintioned diseaes during the years 1930 to 1939.
    Year.Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria or Diphtheritic Croup.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrexia. dCholera.Erysipelas.Plague.Chickenpox. aMeasles. bWhooping Cough. bCerebro-Spinal Fever.Anthrax.Glanders.Hydrophobia.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Acute Polio-Myelitis.Encephalitis Lethargica.Pneumonia. cMalaria. cDysentery. cTrench Fever. eFood Poisoning.fTotal.
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    DISINFECTION.
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    VACCINATION RETURNS. RETURN FOR 1938.
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officers' District1Number of Births returned in the " BirthList Sheets" as registered from 1st January to 31st Dec., 19382Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1940, in Columns I, 11, IV and V of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz.:Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1940, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by Report Book) ofNumber of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1940, neither duly enteredin the " VaccinationRegister " (columns 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Return) nor temporarily accounted forin the "Report Book" (columns 8, 9 and 10 of this Return11Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 193912Number of Statutory Declarations of Con-scientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate during the calendar year 193913
    Col. 1Col. IICol. IV.
    Number in respect of whom Certificates of Conscientious Objection, have been received 6Col. VPostponement by Medical Certificate8Removal toDistricts,the Vaccination Officer of which has beenduly apprised9Removal to Places unknown or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found10
    Successfully Vaccinated3Insusceptible of Vaccination4Had Small-Pox5Dead, Unvac-cinated7
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    TABEL showing Work of Vaccination Officer from 1st January to 31st December, 1939.
    No. of Vaccination Certificates received from-No. of Insusceptibility Certificates.Total No. of Certificates.No.of Declarations of Conscientious Objection.No. of Postponement Certificates.No. of Cases Removed Inwards.No. of Cases Removed Outwards.No. of " Q " Notices Sent.No. of " K " Notices Served.No. of Children Died Unvaccinated.No. of Cases Removed and not Traced.Nos. entered on 'H " Lists to Public Vaccinators.
    District No. 1.District No. 2.District No. 3.District No. 4.District No 5.Queen Charlotte'sHospital.MarlesfordLodge.Other Doctors.District No. 1.District No. 2District No. 3.District No. 4.District No. 5.Total
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    PART 1.SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM THE 1ST JANUARY, 1939, TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1939
    Age PeriodsNumber of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total (all ages)
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    The following table has been prepared, giving particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from tuberculosis during 1939:-
    Age PeriodsNew Cases.Deaths.
    RespiratoryNonRespiratoryRespiratoryNonRespiratory
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to the total tuberculosis deaths is 1 to13. The following table indicates the reduction in the number of cases and deaths from Tuberculosis and the efforts made throughout the country are clearly reflected thereby:-
    Year.No. of Cases notified.No. of Deaths.No. of Cases on Dispensary Register.No. of Cases on Register of Notifications.
    Pulmonary.NonPulmonary.Total.
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    Unsound Food. No seizure of unsound food was made during the year. The following is a list of unsound food voluntarily surrendered and destroyed during the year:-
    Commodity.Condition.